Includes bibliographical references and index.

The definition of health
Managing stress: restoring mind-body harmony
Mental health
Choosing a healthy diet
Managing a healthy weight
Movement and physical activity for health
Healthy sexuality
Infections and immunity
Cardiovascular diseases: understanding risks and measures of prevention
Cancer: understanding risks and means of prevention
Genetics and health
Using drugs and medications responsibly
Common psychoactive drugs: alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and caffeine
Making decisions about health care
Understanding aging and dying
Unintentional and intentional injuries
Working toward a healthy environment

"Health & Wellness courses are typically elective in nature, with no standard curriculum in 4YR and 2YR institutions. The courses most often pertain to a major or minor in a Health Care area of interest. The healthcare field encompasses numerous professions, including but not limited to nursing, dentistry, physical therapy, optometry, and podiatry. Degrees in healthcare include courses in biology, psychology, anatomy, and other physical and social sciences. Health education is a social science that draws from the biological, environmental, psychological, physical and medical sciences to promote health and prevent disease, disability and premature death through education-driven voluntary behavior change activities. Health education is the development of individual, group, institutional, community and systemic strategies to improve health knowledge, attitudes, skills and behavior"--